by Shawn Robare | Oct 20, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So as I mentioned in the last post, my favorite stuff for the Halloween blogging this year would probably be the various bits of Halloween on the cheap I’ve found in dollar stores and such. I was really surprised by how many different things you could get for a...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 19, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’m going to switch back into Halloween gear this morning I think. I’ve sort of been running out of ideas of what to post about probably because I didn’t go into this with any sort of game plan. No focus I tell you. In fact it’s not until this late in the game that I...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 17, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Sometime last year when I was shopping around for He-Man busts on Amazon.com I stumbled upon a book that looked pretty interesting, Mastering the Universe: He-Man and the Rise and Fall of a Billion Dollar Idea by Roger Sweet and David Wecker. The blurb on the back of...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 11, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I thought I’d take a minute during this season to pimp some of the blogs I enjoy reading that are on a temporary Halloween blitz. In no particular order… Todd Franklin at Neato Coolville has a really great blog that visits all sorts of stuff from toys to vintage ads...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 6, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Last night I did some quick research on Hot Wheels and Matchbox die-cast cars and I was surprised to find out that Mattel Inc. owns both brands. Has this always been the case? I mean there is a very obvious difference in quality between the two products and neither...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 5, 2006 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I have most assuredly got the bug for buying all sorts of craziness during this Halloween season. Since my vision is in serious monster hunting mode, that’s typically all I see and it’s always a happy site when I do. In particular I’ve been suddenly...
